Successful covered stent-graft exclusion of carotid artery pseudo-aneurysm: two case reports and review of literature.

University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI 53792, USA.

Postendarterectomy carotid artery pseudo-aneurysm (CPA) is a relatively infrequent complication with an estimated incidence of 0.3%-0.6%. A report from a single center experience on open-surgical repair of CPA has shown the associated high morbidity and mortality. Endovascular therapy is emerging as a safer alternative to open-surgical therapy. We describe two cases of CPA treated with commercially available Viabahn stent graft system (Gore AL, Flagstaff, AZ).

PMID: 17484973 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]